Ms Shusma Pokhrel is the Executive Director of Good Weave Nepal. Ms. Pokhrel holds Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Masters in Sociology, Post Graduate Diploma in Women Studies and LLB from Tribhuwan University. Prior joining Good Weave, Ms. Pokhrel worked as Director for Family Based Care Program and Advocacy at SOS Children’s Villages for 12 years. She was the National Child Safeguarding Focal Person for SOS Nepal. Before her involvement with SOS Nepal, she also worked with Pro Public as a Field Project Coordinator in Civil Society Anti Corruption Project for Jhapa District. She has extensive work experience in diversified fields especially in the development sector. She was involved in various government and non-government institutions representing her previous organizations. She was also part of Task Force (Advisory Group) at South Asian Coordination Group to End Violence Against Children (SAIEVAC). She is the trainer in the field of Child Rights. Ms Pokhrel participated various Regional and Global meetings on Child Rights, Child Protection and Advocacy. She was also awarded by the Ministry of Education for her praiseworthy contribution in the field of education. During her service period in various organizations, she received various trainings and training of trainers’ (ToT) on Child Rights, Child Protection, Project Cycle Management, Advocacy Skills, Livelihood, Social Inclusion etc.

Mr. Sanjib Prasad Shrestha works as Account and Administration Manager in GoodWeave Nepal. Mr. Shrestha being a Masters’ degree holder in Business Administration has 25 years of work experience in different social organizations. Prior joining NGF he worked as Finance Manager in Hospital and Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children (HRDC).He bears very good administrative skills and Finance management.

Rami Shrestha is Accounts Officer of GoodWeave Nepal since April of 1999. She has earned MBA from Nepal Commerce Collage, Minbhawan, Kathmandu affiliated with Tribhuvan University. Holding a position of Accounts Supervisor her main responsibility is to run day-to-day financial transaction and other administrative works. To keep herself up-to-date she has recently acquired training on TAX and VAT from very well renowned institution named, Management Association of Nepal (MAN). Besides, serving at GoodWeave she has been involving and holds a position of Member at Kujya Mahila Samuha, which is a society of women in our local community affiliate with Lalitpur Sub Metro Municipality.The objective of this society is concerned to develop education, health and economy of women of local community.

Sapna Thakur is Admin Assistant at GoodWeave Nepal. She is originally from Mahottari District. Ms. Thakur holds bachelor's degree in Management with finance specialization from D.A.V College of Management, Kathmandu. She has experience of 4years in banking sector working with Everest Bank Ltd. Apart from bank she also has worked in N.K & Company, an Audit Consultancy for 2 years. She is well versed and has good knowledge in administrative works.

Ms. Rina Chaudhary is Admin Assistant /Office Secretary in Nepal GoodWeave Foundation. She holds a Master's degree in Sociology from TU along with Diploma in Social Science from Nepa School. She has also acquired a Bachelor's degree in Business Studies. She worked as a researcher, admin/finance associate, intern in different I/NGOs such as Australia Awards, Social Science Baha, DPNet-Nepal, AYON etc. She has a good combination of skill between program, finance and management.

Samjhana Pradhan, Head of GoodWeave Nepal's Inspection Team has been with GoodWeave Nepal for seven years, and has led the inspections team since 2011 and has held various positions within Nepal GoodWeave Foundation since 1999. Ms. Pradhan directs a team of inspectors who conduct ongoing surveillance to ensure importer licensees, distributors and retailers adhere to the GoodWeave's Standard and terms of license agreements. Ms. Pradhan also develops inspection schedules and quality control measures to ensure all inspectors are effectively carrying out GoodWeave's mandate. Ms. Pradhan holds the Graduate Degree in English Literature and Sociology and Special course in English as a Foreign Language from Greenwich College, London United Kingdom. Ms. Pradhan severed as a volunteer work in GoodWeave UK and Anti-Slavery in United Kingdom during her stay in United Kingdom. As Ms. Pradhan interested in the pharmacy field, she also holds the pharmacy diploma degree from The College of Pharmacy Practice, London, United Kingdom and worked in the Pharmacy at Pestle and Mortar, Kensington, London, United Kingdom.

Drona Pd Adhikari is GoodWeave Monitoring Officer of Nepal GoodWeave Foundation (NGF) since 1996, the initial phase of GoodWeave Nepal. Originally from Nuwakot, he has earned intermediate level from Tribhuvan University of Nepal. He has participated in various trainings and workshops organized by different institutions and organizations working in the field of child rights and education such as Intensive Leadership Training on Human Rights, Environment and Development and Professional Capacity Building for Social Analysis and Development and so on. Further he has participated Capacity Building Sessions delivered through Participatory Training Methodology on ISO IEC Guide 65, GoodWeave International (GWI) Policies & Certification System and Social Audits & Reporting conducted by Ask Verite and Imentor. In the long journey at NGF he has succeed to remove more than 700 children from carpet factories and supported them for their education up to Grade 10 under School Sponsor Education and Community Based Rehabilitation Program. Holding a position of Inspection Supervisor he has been actively involving in the process to make Nepalese Carpet Factory Child Labour Free.

Bahadure Sherpa is Monitoring Officer of GoodWeave Nepal. He has been serving at GoodWeave since 1996, the initial phase of NGF (former Nepal RugMark Foundation). Originally from Solukhumbu, Mr. Sherpa holds intermediate level from Tribhuvan University and has participated in many trainings and workshops related to Child Rights and Education. In the long journey at NGF he has succeed to remove more than 700 children from carpet factories and supported them for their education up to Grade 10 under School Sponsor Education and Community Based Rehabilitation Program. Holding a position of Inspection Supervisor he has been actively involving in the process to make Nepalese Carpet Factory Child Labour Free.

Jyoti Raj Nepal is Monitoring Officer of GoodWeave Nepal with 9 years of professional work experience in factory inspection and monitoring system of NGF. He holds Master's Degree in Rural Development. He has achieved 15 days Participatory Training on PRA, LFA, Research, Social Mobilization, Leadership Development and others from Patan Multiple Campus. Further he has achieved the Introduction and Basic Auditor Course and Examination from Chennai, India in 2009. Prior joining GoodWeave he worked as a teacher in different renowned schools and institutions.

Mr. Ram Kumar Tamang is Inspection Supervisor at Nepal Goodweave Foundation (NGF). Mr. Tamang has completed his Bachelor degree in Sociology, anthropology and major English from Pashupati Multiple Campus and Master's degree in Buddhism and Himalayan studies from Lumbini Buddhist University. Before joining NGF, he has worked at Sports tours and travels as a Tourist guide, Yatrama travls and tours as a Manager, Nepal Children's Organization(Bal Mandir) as a Section Officer. He has experiences working with Tourism and NGOs at both national and local level focusing on the area of City guide to Trek guide and child right to education. Holding a position of Inspection Supervisor he has been actively involving in the process to make Nepalese Carpet Factory Child Labour Free.

Hem Bahadur Moktan is Inspection Supervisor of GoodWeave Nepal with professional work experience in factory inspection and monitoring system of NGF. Originally from Kakada-8, Makawanpur, he has earned Master's degree in Major English from Tribhuvan University. He has participated in various trainings and workshops organized by Nepal government and different institutions, organizations working in the field of child rights, education and peace building in Nepal. Previously he has working experience in Nepal government, Ministry of peace and re-construction as Peace Secretary (Section Officer) in Makawanpur. During his work, he has experiences of psycho-social counseling, personality development, facilitating between political parties, civil societies and conflict victims at district level.

Bina Mishra is Monitoring Supervisor of Nepal GoodWeave Foundation with professional work experience in factory inspection and monitoring system of NGF. She is from Budanilakantha-12, Kapan, Kathmandu. She holds master's degree in Sociology from Pashupati Multiple Campus. Prior joining GoodWeave she worked as Program Monitoring Officer in Child Development Society and holds good knowledge in child right and child development as she has obtained many training from Child Development Society.

Obhar Dhan Tamang is Monitoring Supervisor of Nepal GoodWeave Foundation. He holds Master's degree in English literature from Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur and bachelor's degree in Social Science and English from Mahendra Multiple Campus (TU), Dharan, and has also done B.Ed. 1year course in English from Mahendra Ratna Campus (TU), Tahachal, Kathmandu. Before joining NGF, he has an experience of working as a researcher in the organization, educational counselor in an educational consultancy, and Moderator and text Translator in Astrologers Company. As a Monitoring Supervisor, he has been actively involved activities to make carpet industry ad brick industry of Nepal child labor free industries.

Sushila Baral is Office Assistant under Inspection, Monitoring and Certification (IMC) Section of GoodWeave Nepal since 2009. She is responsible to issue Goodweave Labels and day to day data entry. Prior to joining GoodWeave, Ms. Baral worked as an Admin Assistant in Paramount Carpet Industries, one of the licensees of GoodWeave Nepal and then completed an internship at Prime Commercial Bank in Nepal. She has completed higher education in Accounts and Economics.

Umesh Kuinkel is Training Officer of GoodWeave Nepal since August 2015. Before joining GoodWeave, he has worked for STD/AIDS Counseling and Training Services (SACTS) as a senior counselor cum HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC) Trainer for almost 13 years. After SACTS, he joined Nepali Technical Assistance Group (NTAG) as a training officer in a USAID funded Suaahara project. As a training officer he has designed and developed training programs, managed and conducted masters Training of trainers in various Suaahara implemented districts. Mr. Kuinkel has experience of working in development sector for more than a decade specially focused on the issues of women and children. While working in various organizations, he has received various TOTs and training on mother, infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN), HIV/AIDS, psychosocial counseling, proposal writing, etc. He has obtained Master s degree in Sociology from Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus. He is pursuing Maste s Degree in Gender studies from Tribhuvan University soon.

Mr. Anup Khanal is Regional Assistant in GoodWeave Nepal. He holds Masters Degree in Rural Development from Central Department of Tribhuwan University. Prior joining NGF he worked as Senior Public Relation Officer in Clean Energy Hydro Fund and also worked as Supervisor in different research organization. He also has gained professional carrier development training from ICA.

Ms. Gayatri K.C. is Program Manager of Nepal Good Weave Foundation (NGF). She is leading the team of Child Development Section (CDS). Ms. K.C. holds the Master's degree in Child Development and Gender Socialization. During her graduation in Social Work and Rural Development, Ms. K.C. led the college chapter of Students Concern Nepal, a Valley youth network, as the chairperson. The group organized various awareness campaigns under her two-year term as the chairperson. She has almost a decade-long work experience in child rights, child development focusing on child education and rights of girls/women with disabilities, working with different organizations. Gayatri worked at FOWEP Nepal as the Program Manager for 2 years. She was one of the only seven percent candidates selected from among 503 applicants as an inaugural fellow (2013) in Teach for Nepal (a partner of Global Network of Teach for All). As a TFN fellow, she lived and worked in remote villages of Lalitpur and Sindhupalchok districts, mentoring 150 children for two years.

Rajendra Manandhar is Program Officer of GoodWeave Nepal since 2002 and his main responsibility is to provide educational support to needy children by following monitoring and evaluation technique prescribed by NGF. Also, he is fully responsible to plan and implement Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Program and Sponsor Education Program (SEP). These programs are running by GoodWeave from its initial phase to provide educational support up to Grade 10 to those needy children who were identified at carpet factories. Mr. Manandhar has acquired MBA degree from Tribhuvan University of Nepal and has participated in various trainings and workshops from different renowned institutions. Professional Writing training from The British Council, Proposal writing training from The Capital Social Service and Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation training and Presentation Skill training from ELD, are some examples that he has achieved recently. Also, he has received various training on Child Rights, Child labor and Child Protection Policies from various institutions and organizations. Prior joining NGF he worked for 3 years as Emergency Shelter Manager at Concern for children and environment Nepal, an organization working for child rights, child labor and child protection.

Ruban Dahal is Counselor in Good Weave Foundation Nepal. Originally from Biratnagar-13, he holds Master Degree in Psychology with Specialization in Clinical Psychology and in Sociology/Anthropology from Central Department of Tribhuwan University. He also holds Bachelor Degree in Law. Mr. Dahal is a gestalt psychotherapist certified from European Association of Gestalt Therapy (EAGT), Belgium. Prior joining NGF, he worked as a Psychologist, Counselor and Psycho-therapist in different NGOs. He has also worked as a coordinator and a trainer in a college. He has taken number of trainings related to his field. He has also given number of trainings in different Institutions, Schools and Community.

Mrs. Tuka Cheki Sherpa is supervisor in GoodWeave Nepal. She holds Masters' Degree in Rural Development and has been involved in development sector since then. Prior joining NGF she worked as Project Coordinator in health and education. Apart from that she holds good knowledge in participatory tools and technique.

Madan Bahadur Tamang is serving as Support Staff at Nepal GoodWeave Foundation (NGF) since 1997. Originally from Bhaktapur, he has earned more than three decades of working experience at different organizations and this is a great achievement of his life. Prior to join NGF, he worked as a support staff in different government offices for more than 15 years. His main duties at NGF are to support the senior official in administrative and finance as well as program department.

Mrs. Sanu Nani Acharya is serving as Support Staff at Nepal GoodWeave Foundation (NGF) since 2014. Originally from Dolakha, she has earned more than three years of working experience at different organization. Prior to join NGF, she worked as an admin staff in different renowned private companies. Her main duties at NGF are manage all kitchen tasks and keep surrounding neat and clean.